What a week it's been! We started off the week with an OB appointment that went well. I was a little nervous about telling my doctor that we have decided to go without an epidural for the delivery of our baby girl. As always, God is so good. Deric nor I had a peace about changing doctors or practices and in fact had a peace about staying put. I guess I shouldn't have been surprised at my doctor's reaction being that Deric and I really felt God's leading to stay put but I was shocked. I had taken my hypnobirthing book into my appointment because I normally sit and wait for awhile. I ended up getting in and seeing the nurses within 20 minutes and before I knew it, Dr. Marcus was in talking with me so I hadn't even put the book away. The next thing I know, he says "hypnobirthing huh". I immediately thought oh great here it goes. But Dr. Marcus said that when getting his Master's degree that he actually wrote a paper on self hypnosis and uses it himself when he goes to the dentist. He said " I know that self hypnosis really works and I think that I might be able to help you". Now, mind you I have been skeptical all along about self hypnosis and really experiencing a pain free childbirth but with my music therapy training, I know the benefits of re-focusing the mind and we were taught some basic relaxation techniques. To me the hypnobirthing premise is really just deep relaxation. Regardless, I wasn't expecting my OB to be on board at all with us trying hypnobirthing. I was pleasantly surprised with his reaction and so thankful that we can move forward feeling comfortable with our doctor and the practice we're in.
The rest of the week ended up being pretty busy as unfortunately holiday weeks tend to be. I was really looking forward to Easter and celebrating Jesus' resurrection! I ended up coming down with yet another cold on Tuesday which made the week a bit more difficult. I was asked to play in the Easter service on Sunday and in the Good Friday service which meant for two late nights at the church this week. Being 8 months pregnant with a cold made me pretty exhausted with all the extras added into the week but I made it through everything. Also, today I had to be at the church at 7:45am which meant leaving our house by 7:15. Deric and I both got up at 5:30 took showers and the next thing I know, Deric is telling me that we have a serious problem. The drain lines into our house backed up and we had water pouring into our garage this morning as well as our downstairs toilet overflowing. Needless to say our Easter morning wasn't what we had expected. We couldn't flush a toilet or turn water on without more drainage. Deric had to stay home and find an emergency plumber while I headed to the church all by myself. My Dad met me at church and enjoyed the service and Sunday school with me but unfortunately Deric was never able to get over to church. Roto Rooter didn't show up until almost 11:00 am when the original window was 8 - 10. So...Dad and I had Easter lunch without my hubby. Poor Deric. Thankfully, our pipes were unclogged but they think we have tree roots that have infiltrated the pipes so they are coming back with a camera tomorrow to really look down into the pipes.
Despite our Easter not turning out quite like we had hoped, Deric and I did manage to take some Easter pics which have become a tradition. Deric never even got a chance to put on his Easter best and I was wearing black and white orchestra attire so I changed and we decided to take some casual pics at the Roswell Mill. We are still getting used to our new camera, a luxury point and shoot (?) not a SLR like we contemplated getting but I think it takes some really good pics. Our Easter pics are below!
